National Union (Portugal)

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União Nacional
National Union
National Union flag
Party leader President António de Oliveira Salazar
(1930–1968)
President Marcelo Caetano
(1968–1974)
founding July 30, 1930
resolution 1974
Headquarters Lisbon
Youth organization Portuguese youth
Alignment Portuguese Nationalism
Lusitan Integralism
Clerical Fascism
Authoritarianism
Colours) blue White
International connections No

The National Union ( Portuguese União Nacional , UN ) was the unity party of the Portuguese Estado Novo regime.

The party was founded in 1930 during the Ditadura Nacional ( German  national dictatorship ). Officially it was not a political party , but an "organization of unity for all Portuguese". From 1934 to 1973 she always won all the seats of the Assembleia da República in all parliamentary elections .

In 1970, two years after Marcelo Caetano António de Oliveira Salazar had followed as party leader , the party name was changed to Acção Nacional Popular (German National Popular Action ). The party was dissolved after the Carnation Revolution in 1974 and democratic conditions were restored.

Election results

year be right percent Seats leader
1934 476.706 100%
100/100
 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
1938 694.290 100%
100/100
 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
1942 758.215 100%
100/100
 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
1945 unknown 100%
120/120
 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
1953 unknown 100%
120/120
 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
1957 unknown 100%
120/120
 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
1961 973.997 100%
130/130
 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
1965 unknown 100%
130/130
 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
1969 981.263 87.99%
130/130
 Marcelo Caetano
1973 1,393,294 100%
150/150
 Marcelo Caetano

See also